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Show 'I " " I ; I ' -- . " ' - ' ' . -..,. . . - f i ; f ) v i i ' ,.v i 4 i Robyn Steed, right, pins a daffodil on Mayor David i Holdaway. The city council has proclaimed March 15 and 15 as Daffodil Days in Pleasant Grove for the American Cancer Society. Daffodil Days set The Pleasant Grove Unit of the American Cancer Society has selected Thursday, March 14 and Friday, March 15, for their Daffodil Days. A force of volunteers will be bringing this first spring flower, the flower of hope, to residents of Utah County as a major fund-raising effort that signifies the start of the local Crusade against cancer. Donations collected from the flower sale will be used for cancer research, education and service programs of the Utah County District. Thousands of beautiful field grown daffodils will be coming into the area from the West Coast as part of a special shipment for Daffodil Day in Utah County. The daffodil is selected because it is one of the first flowers of spring and represents a symbol of hope for cancer patients. These fresh cut flowers will be sold at various locations throughout Utah County. Businesses and employers em-ployers will be encouraged to make advance order for distrubtion to their employees or as gifts to hospitals, nursing homes or homes for the aged. |